What changed in this update
The revised indictment includes several mentions of the involvement of Venezuela’s feared DGCIM military intelligence agency
Event intelligence
US torture charges against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores
2 connected story threads
Current state
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores remain in US custody in New York and have pleaded not guilty to a superseding US indictment charging them with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to existing drug-trafficking and firearms charges.
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Euronews
US charges former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with torture
The revised indictment includes several mentions of the involvement of Venezuela’s feared DGCIM military intelligence agency
France 24
US files new torture charges against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores
Al Jazeera
US charges Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro over torture allegations
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores face a new US charge over alleged torture.
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PBS
New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores, already charged with participating in a conspiracy to send cocaine into the U.S., now also face allegations of human rights abuses during his time as president of the oil-rich South American nation.
ABC News
Former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, wife face new charges over alleged torture
Federal prosecutors alleged Maduro "presided over this system of repression and torture" and his wife, Cilia Flores, is accused of helping him develop it.
DW
US prosecutors add new torture charge against Maduro
US prosecutors have added a new charge to their case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing the couple of conspiring to commit torture.
CBS
Nicolas Maduro, wife face torture charge in new U.S. indictment
The couple were already facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy; cocaine importation conspiracy; and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
NPR – US NPR
New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture
U.S. authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him.
Sky News – World Sky
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife face new charges
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been charged by US authorities with conspiracy to commit torture in a new superseding indictment.
Al Jazeera
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife charged over torture allegations
The new US charge adds to the existing drug trafficking case against Venezuela’s former president and first lady.
DW
US to lay fresh torture charges against Venezuela's Maduro and wife
Prosecutors are considering charges for the alleged torture of more than a dozen Americans detained in Venezuela. Meanwhile, Cilia Flores is seeking release from jail on health grounds.
